It is in Paris quite safe and has been since the templar shutdown when a ordinary Priest in a working class parish took care of it. It was recovered by the templars in a concealed vault during construction in the holy land.

I have seen it and it is very beautiful and the workmanship is exquisite as is the rest of the building it is in.

The best place to hide things is in plain sight. It has no 'wierd powers' that I know of but is important in confirming that their is historical truth in the old testament.

At the turn of the 1900s their were several fringe lunatic cults who believed owning it would make them 'Gods choosen people'. Thankfully they went and dug up and ruined Tara in Ireland and the ark stayed safe.